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C. M. WOOD.

ANIMAL T15. l y No. 599,579. Patented Feb. 22, '1898.

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CHARLES M. WOOD, or KNOXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIcNOR OE ONE- HALF ToJEROME w. HATI-IAWAY, OE ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

ANIMAL-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.`599,579, dated February22, 1898.

Application filed January'ZQ, 1897. Serial No. 621,235. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern.:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. WOOD, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Knoxville, inthe county of Tioga and State' .ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAnimal-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an animal-tie that will givethe animal when tied toit perfect freedom in all its movements; and itconsists, essentially, of suitable base and top pieces and roundeduprights or standyands supporting and connecting them, on

which rigid throat-pieces having straps secured thereto Work. v

My invention consists in novel features of construction, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In ord er that my invention may be -fully understood, I will proceed todescribe the same with reference tothe accompanying draw,

ings, in which Figure l `is an elevation of my improved animal-tie; Fig.2, a horizontal section thereof taken on the line II II, Fig. I.

l represents a base-piece, which maybe of any material, size, or length.

2 is a top piece, and 3 uprights or standards which connect the top andbottom pieces. These uprights or standards'may be of any material orlength desired, and they are preferably round in cross-section.

4 represents a rigid throat-piece of any suitable material, and it isformed at its' ends with semicircular cut-out portions 5, and hassecured to its sides at each end a pair of metal pieces 6, which embracethe uprights or standards and are connected at their free ends by bolts7. This is my preferred construction of throat-piece, as it can beeasily and conveniently removed by taking out thebolts 7 5 but it willbe understood that I do not limit myself to this construction, as thethroat-piece may be formed of a single piece and have openings formed inthe ends thereof, through which the uprights or standards 3 may pass. Ifthe latter form of throat-piece is used, it is placed on the standardsbefore the top piece is placed on them.

8 represents an eye or ring secured to the throat-piece in any mannerdesired, and 9 rep mal approaches the stall and places its head over thethroat-piece, the upper end of the strap is disconnected and the strapbrought laround the animals neck and the ends fastened together. Thisin` itself will allow some freedom for the animal and the movablethroat-piece will allow further freedom, the throat-piece being loweredor raised by the animal, according to the position the animal assumes.

The device, as stated, may be of any size and can be used in stalls,&c., and, in fact, in any place where it is desired to tie animals.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

I. An animal-tie comprising a pair of uprights, a rigid horizontalthroat-piece having cut-out ends iittin g the uprights and adapted toslide vertically thereon and over which the animals head projects inhitching, and the vertically-extending neck-strap fastened fixedly tothe throat-piece; substantially as described. "j

2. An animal-tie comprising a pair of round uprights, a rigid horizontalthroat-piece having cut-out ends fitting the uprights and adapted toslide vertically thereon, the rigid eye or ring fixed to the throatpiece and the vertically-arranged neck strap vpassed through the eye orring; substantially as described.

3. The combination of the top and base pieces, the uprights connectingthem,the horizontal throatpiece working on said uprights and formed withthe cutout portions at its ends, the metal pieces secured to the ends,the bolts connecting them, the neckstrap,

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strap adapted to be supported on the hook, 1o and the fastening by meansof which the neckstrap is secured fixedly to the middle of thethroat-piece; substantially as described.

CHARLES M. VOOD.

VVtnesses:

A. M. DUNHAM, GILES ROBERTS.

